Kamala’s Last-Ditch Appeal: ‘Vote for Me or It’s Sexism’

As the 2024 election nears its final stretch, Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign has made one thing clear: they’re running out of ideas. Desperate to salvage a rapidly deteriorating base of support, Harris and her surrogates have resorted to a last-ditch argument **vote for Kamala or you’re sexist.**

At a rally in Wisconsin, former President Barack Obama echoed this message, taking aim specifically at black voters. “If you’re hesitating about supporting Kamala Harris,” Obama scolded, “then you probably hate women.” This finger-wagging may have been an off-script moment, but it perfectly encapsulates the Harris campaign’s strategy as they scramble to explain why they’re losing key voting blocs especially among black men.

Kamala’s struggles extend beyond black voters. Her support is slipping across multiple demographics, including Hispanics. Even the New York Times acknowledged this, noting that “more than one-third of Hispanic voters say they support building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border” a policy that’s a far cry from the open-borders rhetoric of the Harris campaign.

Yet instead of addressing these concerns, Harris’s team has focused solely on black men, accusing them of sexism for their reluctance to back her. Jamal Bryant, a Georgia pastor who hosted Harris at his church, went so far as to accuse black men of being misogynists for not supporting Stacey Abrams, and now for resisting Kamala Harris. This divisive rhetoric, instead of winning over voters, is only reinforcing negative stereotypes about the Harris campaign.

• Black voters aren’t buying it: Despite accusations of sexism, focus groups show that black voters share the same concerns as other Americans. Many see Harris as unqualified and fear she would damage the economy.

• Harris’s support is collapsing: Polls show her backing among key demographic groups, including black and Hispanic voters, has tanked, with even mainstream media outlets admitting her vulnerability.

• The campaign’s messaging is backfiring: Rather than addressing legitimate concerns, the Harris campaign has resorted to attacking the very voters they need to win.

Instead of listening to black voters’ concerns about Kamala’s competence and policy failures, the Harris campaign is doubling down on the identity politics that are driving these voters away. It’s the same tired strategy we’ve seen before blame sexism, blame racism but this time, it’s not working. Harris’s collapse among black voters shows that voters aren’t fooled.

It’s ironic that the very voters Harris and her allies are scolding are the ones who supported Democrats in past elections. In 2020, these same voters were told that the late-reporting counties in states like Pennsylvania heavily populated with black voters were the reason for Joe Biden’s eventual victory. But with Harris’s support tanking among these groups, the Democrats’ old excuses won’t fly this time. The reality is simple: black voters aren’t flocking to Kamala Harris like they did for other Democrats and that has the left in a panic.

If Harris and her team were serious about changing minds, they would address voters’ concerns head-on. They would offer solutions instead of scolding. But that’s not happening. Instead, they’re leaning into a campaign of identity politics, trying to guilt-trip voters into backing Kamala with the tired argument that if you don’t vote for her, you’re sexist. It’s a strategy that reeks of desperation, and voters can see right through it.

In the end, the Harris campaign’s final plea comes off as an insult to the intelligence of the very people they’re targeting. And it’s likely to backfire. Voters are tired of being lectured and guilted into submission. They’re looking for real leadership something the Harris campaign has failed to provide.

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